Leadgate is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Leadgate postcode: DH8 6DS

Retail in Leadgate

There are great places to visit near Leadgate including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Places near Leadgate feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale are great places to visit near Leadgate if you like towns.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Leadgate like Hardwick Country Park.

Don't miss Teesside International Airport's airports if visiting the area around Leadgate.

Leadgate History

There are some historic monuments around Leadgate:

• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Friarside Chapel
• Allensford blast furnace
• Collierley Chapel
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Remains of Roman aqueduct
• Ditched enclosure S of North View, Coalburns
• Ebchester (Vindomora) Roman station
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Castle Steads camp
• Whinfield coking ovens, 850m south east of Low Spen Farm
• Derwentcote steel cementation furnace, iron finery forge and drift coal mine